Lusarat

Lusarat Լուսառատ
Lusarat as viewed from Khor Virap Monastery
Lusarat Լուսառատ
Coordinates: 39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E / 39.87444; 44.59917
Country	Armenia
Marz (Province)	Ararat
Population (2008)
• Total	2,384
Time zone	(UTC+4)

Coordinates: 39°52′28″N 44°35′57″E / 39.87444°N 44.59917°E / 39.87444; 44.59917

Lusarat (Armenian: Լուսառատ; until 1968, Khor Virap or Shikhlar) is a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia. It is situated adjacent to the Turkish-Armenian border and Khor Virap Monastery. In the village is a statue of an early 20th-century Armenian fedayi; armed defensive militia units that voluntarily defended the territory from outside forces.

Lusarat seen in the background of Khor Virap Monastery.